We found an interesting video on YouTube. This homeowner’s house was destroyed because of a fire started by placing 9 volt batteries together in a box or bag for recycling. We’ve probably all done this when we changed the batteries in our smoke detectors. These batteries should be replaced at least once per year, but […]

When we first saw the videos about lock bumping, we found it to be disturbing, because it is so easy to make bump keys and the information is readily available on the Internet. More than 90% of the locks currently securing American homes are susceptible to being opened in less than one minute using a […]

Can safes, which are also called diversion safes, are a great way to hide cash, jewelry, watches and other valuables in plain sight. Can safes have come a long way from the early products that used fake brand names, such as 7-urp, as well as look-alike color and design schemes. These products stand out like […]

No home should be without an NOAA emergency weather radio. NOAA Weather Radio, also called NWR, uses a network of more than 980 transmitters to alert the public about approaching or imminent serious weather threats. National Weather Radio is a public service provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NOAA was started in […]

My family is originally from Chicago, which is where I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Crime was so rampant in my neighborhood that we used to joke that it wasn’t good enough to just lock something up; it needed to be welded to the floor or it would get stolen. While this might […]